ROCHESTER, NY — 12/08/2011 (CRWENEWSWIRE) — Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) and Heraeus, the global precious metals and technology company based in Hanau, Germany, have combined to achieve a breakthrough in transparent conductive films that may help transform the multi-billion dollar market for transparent conductor technologies.
A new resistive touch screen panel made with a Kodak transparent conductive film was demonstrated for the first time at the Printed Electronics USA 2011 Show.
The touch screen panel features a Kodak high conductive (HCF) polyester film that utilizes a surface coating made by the Heraeus Conductive Polymers Division, marking a change in the way touch screen displays used in computers, smart phones and other electronic devices may be manufactured in the future.
The two companies have been experimenting with a variety of films and formulations to create a touch screen that provides superior performance, flexibility, stability, transparency, neutral color and low haze � all at an economic price, and as a working alternative to Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
ITO is a rare, complex, unstable material. When used on a thin, flexible substrate, it has a high surface roughness and tends to be brittle.
�Kodak�s high quality conductive films and large scale coating capabilities, combined with Heraeus� advanced technologies and patterning techniques, offer breakthrough capabilities for applications looking for a competitive technology to ITO,� said Mark Juba, General Manager of Kodak�s Industrial Materials Group.
A NanoMarkets 2011 �Transparent Conductor Market� report predicts that the overall market for transparent conductor technologies will reach $6.9 billion by 2016. The report said new technologies such as the one demonstrated the Printed Electronics show are expected to capture up to 20% of this market from ITO based systems.
�In the near future we will see touch screens in almost every electronic device,� said Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer, Head of the Functional Coatings Business Unit of the Heraeus Conductive Polymers Division. �This growth will require a touch screen technology that is both more advanced and more economical. We have taken a big step forward.
�The market can now access a complete system that provides patterned transparent conductive films with enhanced performance at lower cost compared with current material sets and processes.�
About Kodak
As the world�s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives and businesses.
About Heraeus
Heraeus is a global company with 160 years of tradition. Our fields of competence include precious metals, materials and technologies; sensors; biomaterials; and medical products, as well as dental products, quartz glass, and specialty light sources.
Source: Eastman Kodak Company
Contact:
Kodak
Kelly Mandarano, +1-585-724-0903
kelly.mandarano@kodak.com
or
Heraeus
Ron Lubianez, +1-978-342-1133
ron.lubianez@heraeus.com
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